History of Tenza

Aborigines he had to Tenza Teusaca name, which means lower. To evangelize in the Tenza Valley for the Dominicans were Fray Francisco Vidal, Fray Domingo Morgado, Fray Bernardino de Figueroa and Fray Gaspar de Estremera.

In January 1571 he met the first Provincial Chapter, and in that year had Tenza Dominican house.Parents were also Franciscans doctrineros in Tenza. Tenza encomenderos were Captain Gonzalo Suarez Rondon, Christopher Rodrigo Roa and Suárez Sabariego.

In his book "Qualities and riches of the New Kingdom of Granada", the historian and chronicler Basilio Vicente de Oviedo says: "The people of Tenza room at the same distances, just over a day of Tunja, southeast, blamed on plains and two short Santafé. In mildly warm earth, produces all the fruits of the hot as corn, bananas, sugar cane etc., And with great abundance anise, this and the Guateque, your neighborhood, anise cargazones to produce everywhere and carry Mompós and Cartagena and other foreign parts.

With good church, fully decorated, somewhat removed from the common trade, but pleasant temperament and healthy, can have more than one hundred Indians and four white neighbors.Your pastor will rent 1400 pesos annually, being the first fruits of anise large. "

On May 6th of 1778 the decree was issued in parish Tenza erected in colonial times, this town was the capital of judges. On September 6, 1810 the Board granted Santafé Supreme Tenza title of Villa.

The Tenzanos stood by her courageous contribution to the struggle for our emancipation. Tenza were heroines of the Angels Avila, who was shot by the Patriots auxiliary marching